Ottawa doctor in jail a bit longer

Posted Apr 8, 2011 02:44:08 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

An Ottawa heart surgeon arrested at the Junos for getting too close to Shania Twain will be in jail for a few more days at least.

Dr. John Palumbo was allegedly violating a previous court order preventing him from approaching Twain.

The Ottawa Sun says Pulumbo had been diagnosed as bipolar and previously had been spotted near Twain’s Muskoka cottage, in Timmins and sent letters and flowers to her home in Switzerland.

Stalking charges against Palumbo were dropped last month after Crown Counsel said Twain wouldn’t agree to testify.

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